The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-01

very near dying. We have three chill
dram living and oue dead. ] lost my
o dest con. We have now Mrs. Polk,
Russell and boy 10 years
old. Russell and Mrs Polk have 81
ways been very much stached to each
other. He has always been very nerv-
GUS. When child We had to keep
his head shaved tn keep him from
having spasms, aud has always suf.
fered more or less from hesdsche. He
got fall from horse some five or six
years ago. Dr.. t1enning brought him
home, and he was very badly hurt.
Was insensible for sometime; did not
speak for tventy-four hours, aud was
not himself again for months
and since he received this
hurt the neuralgia decreased.
HIS head was hurt and the doctor
could not cay for some time whether
fatally or not, seriously though he
knew, but how serious he could not
say and he advised sending for DR..
Sanders also; the frat time l heard
rumors about Mrs. Polk WIS in Janu-
airy, 1885; the report about her hus-
band finding man in her room and
shooting at him finally got to me and
j concluded to try and hunt itup; tie
report was that Mr.. Po'k had found
some one in Mrs. Polk's room, aud T. Q
man was Dalton; we sgreed that the
best thing was for Polk to go aud tryto
trace it up; Mr. YOpp went with him.
The rumor seem,d to effect Russell
very seIiuutly; he Nas vary much ex.
cited and distressed. He exhibited
ell the emot ons that man would
under such circumstances. The fact
of such a disgracefIl report going
about overwhelmed him. When 1t
was traced to Dalton no denied it.
Russell and Dalton met on the street
and Daton denied it in the presence
of several partieP, among them MIR,
Shouse, ana also said he would 20 be-
fore a magistrate aud take an oath to
the same effect.
The next TINA / heard any rumor
affecting my daughter was, think,
about July, 1886. / received COM
municaton in writing.
Objected to by Gen. Chalmers, un.
ieno bho Com huhiOhtiOh 10 PiouuOou'
A STARTLING LETTER.
The letter was handed to States
counsel by witness. After looking at
it, it was handed back to witness, who
read as follows:
Memphis Tenn July II" 1886
Mr. j. h. Goodwin
Dear -Things.compell me to writ you
this note 1t is for you our familys good Us
we'll as myself to have talk IN my room II
is very privet but GU must excuse me for
asking you to come to me but this 10 the best
place tor anything as to that - -
Yours truly Tommy Da ton
When received that note l was at
home alone; it was at the time of our
last County Convention. l had been
up all night attending the convention.
l had the colored man VINO brought
the note called in. l asked him where
he got that note. He taid he got it
from msu in the Thayer Building on
the third floor. asked him if the
man was drunk or Grey. He said
neither. l told the man to tell lin
l would come to his room, aud after
awhile went up town, found
the convention still at work
and went in and took my
seat; had been in the convention
about an hour when this paper was
handed me, a paper with ouy my
name on it; found tie same old man
who brought me the ether; said that
man was bad eff aud wanted me tn
c)me at once to his room. ]
waltz d III ii the convent on adjourned
before left, and afterwards j y ent to
his rom. Found Dalton sittiHs Of. h,s
he'd. ssked him what he wanted.
Said he wanted me to give him 800.
Asked him why should l give him
500. His reply was, You know
there has been some tall abou. me aud
Miss Annie. You see, / have some OF
her letters and her picture. | did not
know at fist what 10 esy. His DO d.
ness ause1 me to examine the let pr,
though my confidence in my daugler
made me think il WAS forgery. Il
was long let er, and | rssd every
word of it. Tn re was no name or
date to il; no locality or anything TO
show when it was writ en-. sead the
letter and felt in frama OF mind to
seek advice and 10 think about it.
| told him would come
back here tomorrow at o'clock, but /
hsd forgotten that it was then Satur-
day, and that the next day would be
Sunday. felt like wan ed to c9ns1lt
come one, and 30 went to eee d.,
Sanders, and he Sdvised mo to keep
the engagement with him. There was
no one at home but Russell and me
mil and 1aVanh knH aN Mn,e
eagle. Polk was at Hot Springs. /
told Russell all about it, He said he
wished l had let him 90 to the room.
For fear might do something rash /
would not keep the engage
ment the next day, as it was Sun
day. That afternoon about o'clock
/ received telegram from Polk. ]
do not know now where the telegram
is. The substance was that Mr.. Polk
wanted me to go with him to Mont
eagle, which l did propose 10 do.
Russell and l took a hack, and we
met the Little Rock train at the K an
eas City depot, 30 as 10 talk TO Polk
on the way to The Little Rock depot.
The way TO go to Monteagle is via
Nashville, aud from there TO Tulla-
homo, from there to Cowan, and
thence to Montesgle. We found Mr..
Polk; he got in our carriage, and
while we were going to the depot he
said he had gotten letter
from Nashville about his wife;
it was an anonymous letter. Russell
was in the carriage with us. He gave
me the letter. / compared this with
the one / had gotten from Dalton and
found it to be the came handwriting.
l then said that l would not 20 to
Montesgle. have the letter here
Showing it), which was passed over
and first examined by counsel for the
State and was then read by Gen.
Wright, and was as follows:
Mr.. j. j. Polk:
DEAR FMENO-I will write you letter
whether you think 1t lie a friendly act or not.
l think it is my duty 10 inform you Of your
wife the way she is doing and allowing n
young man to be so familiar with her after
her mother 10 out of sight. She is worse
after dark. They are in the woods BY them
selves. cav more than that. but will not
say what. John | saw this with. my own